# Indexing Json using Java API
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-json-using-java-api/7712
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [May 15, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-json-using-java-api/7712 "2012-05-15T23:20:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Mohit\_Anchlia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mohit_Anchlia)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2012, 11:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-json-using-java-api/7712/1 "2012-05-15T23:20:56Z")
I am unable to find example of how to index Json String using Java API.
Could someone help me with that?
I am converting xml to json. I see how to do it in REST api but not sure
how this can be done in Java API
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### Author:  [@Shairon\_Toledo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shairon_Toledo)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-json-using-java-api/7712/2 "2012-05-16T18:17:10Z")
You can index the json as string just setting the source, looks like this
Client client = new TransportClient().addTransportAddress(new
InetSocketTransportAddress("localhost", 9300));
String source = yourJson.toString();
IndexResponse idxResp =
client.prepareIndex().setIndex("documents").setType("document").setId("1")
.setSource(source).setRefresh(true).execute().actionGet();
On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Mohit Anchlia [mohitanchlia@gmail.com](mailto:mohitanchlia@gmail.com)wrote:
> I am unable to find example of how to index Json String using Java API.
> Could someone help me with that?
>
> I am converting xml to json. I see how to do it in REST api but not sure
> how this can be done in Java API
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### Author:  [@Mohit\_Anchlia](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mohit_Anchlia)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-json-using-java-api/7712/3 "2012-05-16T18:20:24Z")
Thanks, that helps. Can that "setType" be anything? I am assuming it's
another level of hierarchy.
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Shairon Toledo
[shairon.toledo@gmail.com](mailto:shairon.toledo@gmail.com)wrote:
> You can index the json as string just setting the source, looks like this
>
> Client client = new TransportClient().addTransportAddress(new
> InetSocketTransportAddress("localhost", 9300));
> String source = yourJson.toString();
>
> IndexResponse idxResp =
> client.prepareIndex().setIndex("documents").setType("document").setId("1")
> .setSource(source).setRefresh(true).execute().actionGet();
>
> On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Mohit Anchlia [mohitanchlia@gmail.com](mailto:mohitanchlia@gmail.com)wrote:
>
> > I am unable to find example of how to index Json String using Java API.
> > Could someone help me with that?
> >
> > I am converting xml to json. I see how to do it in REST api but not sure
> > how this can be done in Java API
>
> --
>
> Shairon Toledo
> [http://hashcode.me](http://hashcode.me)
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### Author:  [@Shairon\_Toledo](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Shairon_Toledo)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-json-using-java-api/7712/4 "2012-05-16T18:29:30Z")
Yeap it is, you can understand that as, an index has many types.
On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 3:20 PM, Mohit Anchlia [mohitanchlia@gmail.com](mailto:mohitanchlia@gmail.com)wrote:
> Thanks, that helps. Can that "setType" be anything? I am assuming it's
> another level of hierarchy.
>
> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 11:17 AM, Shairon Toledo \<[shairon.toledo@gmail.com](mailto:shairon.toledo@gmail.com)
>
> > wrote:
>
> > You can index the json as string just setting the source, looks like
> > this
> >
> > Client client = new TransportClient().addTransportAddress(new
> > InetSocketTransportAddress("localhost", 9300));
> > String source = yourJson.toString();
> >
> > IndexResponse idxResp =
> > client.prepareIndex().setIndex("documents").setType("document").setId("1")
> > .setSource(source).setRefresh(true).execute().actionGet();
> >
> > On Tue, May 15, 2012 at 8:20 PM, Mohit Anchlia [mohitanchlia@gmail.com](mailto:mohitanchlia@gmail.com)wrote:
> >
> > > I am unable to find example of how to index Json String using Java API.
> > > Could someone help me with that?
> > >
> > > I am converting xml to json. I see how to do it in REST api but not sure
> > > how this can be done in Java API
> >
> > --
> >
> > Shairon Toledo
> > [http://hashcode.me](http://hashcode.me)
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Shairon Toledo
> **[Microsoft Developer News | C++,C# & .NET Framework & More | CodeGuru](http://hashcode.me)**
>
> 您是否想要找关于幸运飞行艇 官方开奖历史记录 168飞艇全国统一开奖数据 还有幸运飞行艇官方开奖现场直播 幸运168飞艇全天精准稳定计划 这里都能一一提供。CodeGuru is where developers come to share ideas, articles, questions, answers, tips, tricks, comments, downloads, and more related to programming in areas including C++,...
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2017, 3:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/indexing-json-using-java-api/7712/5 "2017-07-06T03:28:32Z")